EP 1240063 A1 20020918 - A HYDRO-PNEUMATIC CUSHIONING DEVICE
Title (en)
A HYDRO-PNEUMATIC CUSHIONING DEVICE
Title (de)
HYDROPNEUMATISCHE DÄMPFUNGSVORRICHTUNG
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF AMORTISSEUR HYDROPNEUMATIQUE
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0004093 W 20001024
- GB 9925196 A 19991025
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO0130631A1] In the field of energy absorbing devices such as end of car couplers for railway vehicles, a hydro-pneumatic cushioning device includes a cylinder chamber (13) which has two ends, one (14) of which is closed, and which is filled with hydraulic fluid when the device is in use, a hydraulic fluid reservoir (29), metering means (35, 36, 37) which provide metered communication between the cylinder (13) chamber and the reservoir (29), a piston (10) comprising a piston head (11) which is slidable within the bore of the cylinder chamber (13) and a piston rod (12) which is slidable within structure which forms the other end (16) of the cylinder chamber. Movement of the piston (10) away from a location within the cylinder chamber (13) which the piston adopts when the device is not loaded displaces hydraulic fluid from the cylinder (13) to the reservoir (29) through said metering means, there being one-way valve means operable to allow flow of hydraulic fluid from the reservoir (29) to the cylinder chamber (13) and a space (62) which is filled with gas when the device is in use and which is arranged so that the gas acts through the hydraulic fluid to urge the piston (10) towards said location when the device is not loaded. The cylinder chamber (13) includes resiliently-biassed abutment means between the piston head (11) and the structure (16), the abutment means being operable to be abutted by the piston head as it moves towards said other end (16) whereby to establish said location as a predetermined neutral position of the piston head (11) spaced from the structure (16). Consequently the device can absorb energy in the draft direction.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
B61G 9/08 (2013.01); F16F 9/062 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 0130631A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0130631 A1 20010503; WO 0130631 A8 20010920; AT E256023 T1 20031215; AU 7936100 A 20010508; DE 60007177 D1 20040122; DE 60007177 T2 20040930; EP 1240063 A1 20020918; EP 1240063 B1 20031210; GB 2355779 A 20010502; GB 2355779 B 20021224; GB 9925196 D0 19991222
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0004093 W 20001024; AT 00969705 T 20001024; AU 7936100 A 20001024; DE 60007177 T 20001024; EP 00969705 A 20001024; GB 9925196 A 19991025